Crop Weather Improves

Crop Weather Improves

Pacific Business News (Honolulu)

The trade winds have returned in recent days, and Hawaii farmers have generally seen improved crop weather, though there have been a couple of unusual variations on the usual pattern at this time of year.

The Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service said there has generally been more rain to the west and less to the east, so Kauai has gotten above-normal rainfall at all monitoring stations since the start of September.

On the Big Island, Hilo is supposed to be the wet side and Kona the dry side, but Kona has gotten the highest rainfall total on the Big Island for the third consecutive month.

The National Weather Service reported that the dry conditions over the windward slopes of Hawaii island were quite unusual considering the presence of persistent trade winds.